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HENRY BEUTTELL, OF HALIFAX, COUNTY OF YORK, ENGLAND.

BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION formine part of Letters Patent No. 337,655, dated March 9, 1886.

Application filed February 4, 18 A]; Serial No. 179,959. (No model.)

To all whom, is may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY BEUTTELL, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Halifax, in the county of York, England, have invented certain Improvements in Bedsteads, whereby they may be used as French bedsteads, halt'tester bedsteads, and bedsteads with side wings or brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in French bedsteads, whereby they are made convertible into half-tester or winged bedsteads, or vice versa.

As is well understood, a French bedstead is one having a head-board or head-frame made usually somewhat higher than the foot board or frame, and unprovided with any means for supplying it with curtains. Ithas been proposed to provide such a bedstead with telescopic pillars or posts capable of extension, and to mount a canopy on these.

The object of my invention is in part to improve the construction of these telescopic pillars, and in part to provide the bedstead with hollow toot posts-or pillars, and with a peculiarly-constructed, separable, and folding canopy-support, which may be inserted in said hollow foot-posts as receptacles, all of which will be hereinafter fully descril'ied, and their novel l'eaturcsdefined in the claims.

In the drawings which serve to illustrate my invention, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved bedstead provided with a canopy, the pillars at the head of the bed heingmadetelescopic, for extension, and the pillars at the foot hollow, to receive the partsof the canopy-support when the latter is notin use. Fig. 2 is an enlarged and detached view of one of said telescopic pillars, shown extended and partly in section. Fig. 3 isasiinilar view showing the pillar collapsed or contracted. Fig. 3"shows the pillars of the bedstead detached and enlarged and partly in section. Fig. 3" shows the brace a detached. Fig. 4 shows the hinged canopy-frame O in B is the tubular lower section, which forms a fixed part of the bedstead.

Ais the extensible or movable section of the pillar which slides in section B. t-ion A has a button, 1)", on its lower or inner end, and above this button a screw, 9, which, when-thepillaris extended, as in Fig. 2, screws into a nut, p, in the hollow of the section B, near its top.

The purpose of thebutton or head 19 is twofold. It prevents the section A from being entirely removed or being screwed entirely out of the nut, and it also provides a shoulder which bears on the lower face of the nut and enables the operator to turn the section A until the button is drawn up as tightlyand firmly as possible against the nut. renders the operation very simple in inexpert hands, and makes the connection of the sections exceedingly firm and rigid.

\Vhen the pillars A B are closed, as in Fig. 3, the bedstead takes the form of a French bedstead, and when they are extended, as in Fig. 2, the bedstead is adapted to support a half-tester or canopy, as in Fig. 1.

The canopy-rail G is hinged for convenience of storing away when folded up, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, when it is ca pable of being slipped into the hollow of the foot-pillar I), as seen in the sectional view. Fig. 3. The ornamental cap on the pillar D is made removable for this purpose.

In the ends of the frame U are formed holes 0, through which pass tenons on the top of the pillars A. and the. frame is held in place by screw-knobs E. The canopy-frame is supported by braces a a, which take under the side bars of the frame 0, and have each a pin at the lower end, which enters a hole in the pillar-section A.

b b are curtain-rods, which have each pins or hooks at the ends, which engage eyes on the side bars of frame 0.

To stiffen and brace the sections A, I employ a tie-rod, cl. which extends across from pillar to pillar, and is secured in place by the knobs E E.

The braces a a and the curtain-rods b b are inserted in the hollow of foot-pillar D when not in use. To support the said braces and rods in said pillar, I placein the hollow of the pillar a disk, f, in which are holes 9, h, and i,

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to receive the said braces and rods. This disk is shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 shows the head-pillars of the bed provided with ornamental brackets G G, mounted to swing on the sections A. This figure shows the brackets turned in as when not in use.

Fig. 6 shows the brackets turned out parallel to the side rails of the bedstead, and Fig. 7 shows the brackets connected and held in position by a Lie-rod,j.

\Vhen the telescopic pillars A B are lowered, as in Fig. 5, and the brackets folded in. the bed presents the appearance of a French bedstead. When the pillars are extended, as in Fig. 6, and the brackets turned out, the latter are adapted for carrying side curtains only; but when the rod J is used also, as in Fig. 7, the whole forms a halftester.

Stop pins or screws, as seen at in m in Fig. 5, may be used to limit the lowering of the sections A; but this is an unimportant matter of detail.

Although I have shown and described the upper section, A, of the pillar as entering the lower section, B, it will be apparent that this construction may be reversed, and 13 made to enter A.

In the telescopic pillars for such bedsteads heretofore in use transverse bolts or pins have been used to connect the sections. These are not, in my opinion, so readily and conveniently operated by those who are inexpert as my device, are not so sightly, and will not form so firm and rigid a connection. Besides this, the removable bolts or pins are apt tobe lost or niislaid. It is obvious that this cannot take place with my construction.

As before stated, niy canopy is constructed to fold on hinges and to tit into the hollow of foot-post D. I effect this by arranging the proper hinges to flex in opposite directions, so that in folding, the folding of the ends of said frame on the central part is effected in the direction of the arrows and dotted lines in Fig. 4, as will be well understood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. The combination, to form an extensible telescopic pillar for a bedstead, of the outer tubular section provided with an interiorlyarranged nut, 19, and the inner section provided at its inner or lower end with a screw, 1), which fits the nutp, and a button or head, 1), which takes against the inner face of the out where the parts are screwed up, substantially as described, whereby a firm and rigid connection is made, and the inner section is made irremovable, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the hollow footpillar D, provided with a removable knob, substantially as shown, of the folding canopyframe 0, constructed to be folded substantially as shown, and when so folded to fit into the hollow of said post, as set forth.

3. The canopy-support consisting of the canopy-frame C, hinged. as shown, so that its end portions may be folded on the middle portion in opposite directions, as described, the braces a a, and the curtain-rods b I), connected detachably to the said frame by means of pins orhooks on their ends, which engage eyes on the frame, substantially as set forth.

4. The hollow foot pillar D, provided with the perforated disk f, Constructed to receive and support the shorter parts of the canopysupport, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY BEUTT'ELL.

"Witnesses:

A. B. CROSSLEY,

Suries Road, Halt/"am. H. W. D. INGHAM,

South Parade, Halifax. 

